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ped with exceptional means\, ranging from borborygism to lyric singing\, t
o beatbox\, the Swiss Andreas Schaerer is a UFO in the landscape of jazz v
ocalists. Jazz Magazine’s « European Revelation » in 2014 and Echo Jazzpre
is in Germany in 2015\, its name quickly spread throughout Europe. He trav
els the festivals and the halls with his compatriot Lucas Niggli in an ori
ginal duo formula: a voice\, a battery and treasures of invention. Instinc
tive and organic\, their improvised music is anchored in an all-round mode
rnity. The duo has recently grown from Italian accordionist Luciano Biondi
ni and eclectic Finnish guitarist Kalle Kalima for an original\, funny\, s
ophisticated and breathtaking project.

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p style='text-align: center\;'>The quintet includes musicians who are used
to playing alongside Michel Portal\, such as Franco-Serbian pianist Bojan
Z and bassist Bruno Chevillon. But it is to a young Belgian drummer\, Lan
der Gyselinck\, that we owe the genesis of the project. Michel Portal had
spotted this 30-year-old artist during his musical wanderings. Since then\
, he wanted to work with him and his wish was realized. The group was comp
leted by the German trombonist Nils Wogram\, who knows Bojan Z. Between th
e impeccable groove of an impressive rhythm pair and the melodies launched
by some of the greatest European instrumentalists\, a hint of electronics
for an explosive cocktail.\n\n